Russian unemployment hits historical low data

The number of jobless people has dropped below 3% for the first time since the 1990s

Unemployment levels in Russia plunged to 2.9% in October, according to data from the country's statistics service, Rosstat, released on Wednesday. The figure is the lowest since the early 1990s.

Last month, around 2.2 million people aged 15 and older were classified as unemployed, compared to an average of